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The '''Guiana Shield Crisis''' is an ongoing escalation of the territorial dispute between {{wp|Guyana}} and [[San Salvacion]] over the {{wp|Guayana Esequiba|Essequibo region}}, as well as the territorial dispute between Guyana and {{wp|Suriname}} over the {{wp|Tigri Area}} | The '''Guiana Shield Crisis''' is an ongoing escalation of the territorial dispute between {{wp|Guyana}} and [[San Salvacion]] over the {{wp|Guayana Esequiba|Essequibo region}}, as well as the territorial dispute between Guyana and {{wp|Suriname}} over the {{wp|Tigri Area}}. The current borders were established by the {{wp|Paris Arbitral Award}} in 1899 which ruled largely in favour of {{wp|British Guiana}}. San Salvacion and {{wp|Surinam (Dutch colony)|Dutch Guiana}} rejected the outcome of the Paris Arbitration. | ||
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| Guiana Shield Crisis | |||
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| Belligerents | |||
Supported By: United States United Kingdom Brazil (diplomatic) CARICOM OAS |
Supported By: France Israel China (diplomatic) Morocco (diplomatic) | ||
| Units involved | |||
| Guyana Defence Forces |
Salvanese Armed Forces Suriname National Army | ||
| Strength | |||
 7,000 (total) 600 (border only) |
 400,000 (total) 5,000 (total) | ||
The Guiana Shield Crisis is an ongoing escalation of the territorial dispute between Guyana and San Salvacion over the Essequibo region, as well as the territorial dispute between Guyana and Suriname over the Tigri Area. The current borders were established by the Paris Arbitral Award in 1899 which ruled largely in favour of British Guiana. San Salvacion and Dutch Guiana rejected the outcome of the Paris Arbitration.